Just read All Out by Gidieon Haigh and was going to review it but didn't like it much. The 20/20 hindsight ie putting a whole load of articles previously published together with a bit of padding in between really annoys me. Cricinfo really loved it.

Anyone else read it? Your thoughts?

I think these books of colected articles can be a bit of a cop out by the author, but Haig's prose is so good that it got me in anyway.

WWCC - Loyaulte Mi Lie"People make me happy.. not places.. people""When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." - Samuel Johnson

"Hope is the fuel of progress and fear is the prison in which you put yourself" - Tony Benn

The Joy of cricket is a real joy to read and I am tempted to rate it above except that its an anthology so....

Will do, came into a book called The Vincibles by Gideon Haigh which I started before all of those, read the whole book in one sitting today it was that good. Don't think I've done something like that in years. Hilarious stuff, great book.

Will do, came into a book called The Vincibles by Gideon Haigh which I started before all of those, read the whole book in one sitting today it was that good. Don't think I've done something like that in years. Hilarious stuff, great book.

I've just found an ad for it in the Wisden Cricketer. The writer is one David Tossell (not heard of him before) and it retails at £18.99. I dare say some of the shops on the county grounds would stock it, and theres a big sports book shop in London that almost certainly would - I just wondered if anyone would recommend it. Seems a lot of money for a book I'd probably read in two days. But I have a fondness for that series (despite the scoreline) as that was when I really got into this great game.

I've just found an ad for it in the Wisden Cricketer. The writer is one David Tossell (not heard of him before) and it retails at £18.99. I dare say some of the shops on the county grounds would stock it, and theres a big sports book shop in London that almost certainly would - I just wondered if anyone would recommend it. Seems a lot of money for a book I'd probably read in two days. But I have a fondness for that series (despite the scoreline) as that was when I really got into this great game.

Never heard of the author either, I would only buy it if it contained some genuine research, and interviews with the combatants (can't spell this)

The best character is clearly Bradley the Zimbabwean. I'm not saying that just because he was my suggestion (thanks for putting it in). He has the best back story by far. best bit in the book is when he talks to the coach about controlling the game, and when he starts playing the reverse sweep. The book's a lot of fun, Neil.